Dr. Abd-Elrahman says, “we need to further identify the differences between males and females to come up with an effective Alzheimer’s Disease treatment.”
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Explorative research by Michael Murack finds that chronic sleep disruption causes depression in adolescents.
One of the hottest series on Netflix right now is Bridgerton. An exciting love story set in the regency era full of drama and scandal. We break the series down to see if it’s worth tuning in.
Recommendations include singing Okanagan Charter, creating physical mental health and wellness centre on campus and creating a research cluster.
A total number of 111 students were listed on the document along with their personal student numbers and emails.
If successful, these viruses could become an effective therapy in fighting breast and ovarian cancers providing hope to those who need it the most.
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union deems the decision as “a huge win for student advocacy.”
“While the university does not care about our safety, we cannot risk the safety of those here,” said Jamal Koulmiye-Boyce.
In a tale that seems to be as old as time, the University of Ottawa administration has once again come under attack for not doing enough to fight anti-Black racism on campus.
Through disasters, social movements, and a pandemic, here’s some of the biggest news from the start of the new decade.
Although there are a handful of reasons to stay on campus, it seems the U of O campus will be significantly quieter this winter.
The University of Ottawa has been in the process of switching student accounts from G Suite to Outlook since the beginning of September.
“In our view, despite our best efforts, online learning is not quite where it needs to be, in terms of quality, access to resources and delivery of course content,” reads an open letter from the UOSU to provost and vice-president of academic affairs Jill Scott.
El Huda cited differences with other UOSU executives as the focal point of her immediate resignation.
Not all students start on an equal playing field even with the option of universal, pass or fail grading. For many students, especially international students, online learning has brought challenges that other students don’t have to face.
‘HotSpot’ signs have been installed at all University of Ottawa parking lots for people to pay for parking online, eliminating parking meters and aiding parking enforcement.
The University of Ottawa is facing increased reports of academic fraud as the COVID-19 pandemic forces professors to use online teaching methods. Students are increasingly being caught for using the popular website Chegg.com for assignments, midterms, and exams.
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union (UOSU) by-election will take place from Nov. 9 to Nov. 11 via online voting. Here are the candidates running for their faculties’ empty Board of Directors (BOD) seats.
“I’ve said this many times before and I’ll say it again. Why is it important to conduct research on mental health in Black communities? Because I’ve seen too many young people with mental health problems suffer,” said Jude Cénat, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Ottawa.
University of Ottawa alumnus and host of popular television game show Jeopardy!, Alex Trebek, has died at age 80 due to complications from pancreatic cancer. The news was confirmed by the game show on Sunday.
“Your athletes and your community do not want your emails or your social media posts, they want you to take accountability for your actions (or lack thereof), and implement sustainable change in the form of policies and action. Your words without action are and will continue to be empty,” write a collective of members from the University of Ottawa women’s rugby team.
On Saturday morning, a number of American news outlets projected that Joe Biden would be the next President of the United States of America defeating incumbent Donald Trump. The Fulcrum caught up with American U of O students to get their reactions on the lengthy electoral process and the former vice president’s victory.
In light of the recent controversy surrounding the use of the ‘N-word’ by a professor in a lecture. Babacar Faye, the University of Ottawa Students’ Union president, has written a letter to the editor of the Fulcrum where he calls on the University of Ottawa to take action and take the necessary steps to rid the campus of racism and make it inclusive for everyone.
The University of Ottawa and the union representing its support staff (PSUO-SSUO) have reached a tentative agreement. The details of the new agreement are unknown but the PSUO-SSUO’s 1,300 members will be heading back to work on Friday morning.
“At times it’s overwhelming, but if it were not for my parents, my grandparents, their grandparents what they endured it wouldn’t be possible for me to be here,” said U of O alumni and Canada’s only Indigenous forensic pathologist Dr. Kona Williams.
